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St Stephen

St Stephen

Church Enstone

Oxfordshire

C12 church with C13, C14 and C15 additions, restored 1883 by W Butterfield

Architectural Features

Rubble flint with some reused stone, stone dressings, old plain tile and lead roof, weatherboarded and shingled belfry

Norman plan of chancel and nave with C13 S aisle, chancel rebuilt C14, C15 W tower, and in C19 chancel lengthened, N aisle, N vestry and SW porch added

Chancel E window C15 3-light cinquefoiled with traceried head reset C19

S wall has buttress marking end of old chancel, to W blocked C13 pointed door, and 2 light set C19 2-light windows

S aisle has C15 2-light cinquefoiled E window and on S 2 and 3 light C19 windows with buttress between

2-light C15 W window to S aisle

W tower has large C15, SW buttress, tall lower stages with offsets, restored C15 2-light W window and timber C19 belfry with 2 openings each side and hipped roof

Inside chancel C19 pointed arch to N vestry with inside it reset late C17 oak organ screen of Doric columns and entablature

Chancel arch C15 4-centred arch of 2 orders, outer keeled, inner coved

Tower arch C15 of 2 orders, outer keel and inner coved

Tower window and S window have C15 rear arches

In SE corner of nave and S aisle are C17 West Country oak lectern and 3 reset C17 coved oak allegorical panels, Flemish, from Otterbourne church.